Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-12-30

accepted as such ON our part. yot Un...
society, and trust ! may s1y oouHr.U.
will regard 10 none the less memorial -.
yourself. memorial Of your mnsuaniur.
Of that noblcncss of soul which prYtu,I.
the gilt thus it will be to us % d...l.
memorial, that Of the living as well a. Ola.
dead and though your name is not u...I.
ed ON the bell itself. be assured DO i,nIr...
inscribed ON our hearts. and will thor H..
main as an ever present, grateful rrmlnl..
Of your princely generosity.
The great want Of the world tuIY. 4.
magnanimity- greatness OF soul u..
littlcness the narrowncss. the self runI..
ing, the scraping up, hcaping up, lookutur
Of earth's treasures is what mnkr- f.
worlds misery. Some one has said "Nr,t
we give we save Truly, If given with n.
right aim and motive, it. is but -Y nu.D
treasure laid up in heaven AN nhrritai...
to be possessed and enjoyed forever.
He is the happy man whose capucit, ia
accumulate is con ioncd with a like cnl....
ty TO distribute who makes the pcitI..ur
good simply the means Of doing so..I
whose own happiness is identified with rD,
happiness of his fellow beings In other
words, the truly generous man, the ma.
unanimous man, is the happy man And
hence We would fain believe. sir, that u.I
happiness in receiving this rare Christina.
gift is only equaled by your happnc,, 10,
bestowing it, Of this one thing wo are at
least sure. that as for oursclvc, your g,n
crosby has made this Christina, occu,.,
the most gladstone ia all thi, ,ociotg. U.
| tory. Never before rs now have vc felt r.
| ring out the glad angelic shout, "Glorl r
| God i'm the highest. ON earth peace. g,.|
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ample Of good will has been furnished u. U.
the splendid present you have made u. 20.
pleased then. sir. to accept from thi. .o..
| tv, rs pertaining 10 the gift, our most luu
| bile aud hearty thanks, aud a> periauu.
| to yourself, our manifold good wishes u.I
| prayers for your prosperity and huppiut
in thi, life and blesseduos~ m thr liG. ,.
come
ADDRESS TO THE cuNGREgAriON ANb STD
CfErY.
And now it seems fitting that should aI
| dress a few words also to the congregation
here gathered aud the Congregational ,ua.
| ty in particular ! trust We all feel .rl,.
to Mr. Flagg for his generous gift. since It-
| benefits win be more or les. shared D., u.
! all. doubt not there are those h-i, ut
connected with thi, society. who. 60. ,..t.
zens Of Wilmington. are ready to rejoice. n
our good fortune and recognize with pII.
| the advantages to bee derived FROM SUCH H
! gift Bat be it remembered that upon Oh.
| society 40 particular rests the obligation ..
| proving ourselves worthy of such .lft
| The question is, how can Wc best show ur
appreciation, manifest our gratitude -s
press our thankfulne-s and SO best -lti-l.
ourselves and our worthy bcuofactor E..
are the societies that have been so eDurr
ously remembered in gifts by friends FROM
abroad a. this. more especially since the
burning Of the old church What -ymm
thy in time Of calamity, what euoourlt.
ment to arise and build came FROM y9.
ons quarters. Besides the gift of >Iu
from the Congregational building fund
am Informed that something like >~uu 5000.
furnished los friends In Brnttleuoro. au.
other sums Of $50 and upwards wer, Oh.
ceived from friends i'm other places. aI.
among these friends may be- mentioned tt.
one whose generosity wo recoEuiz. uu.
honor Tonight Except for this help th.
church would probably never have h.,,
built, or if it had been. " ,ull have inuH.
less remained today burdcued with debt
whereas NOW it is wholly free Then again
think of the hundreds of dollar, receive
from the Domestic Missionary Soriet. F..
aid in the support of the stated miui-tH
tious of the gospel In view. them .
such favor as these. h1w should veu- 70 -.
ciety profoundly feel and cheeriully m..
our obligations And uuW comes % Vh.
unlocked for gift. last. but Boy uo u.a.
least. which. in view OF It's excellence au.
position SO high up, $50 near the top. ., ,U
titled to bee called the CROW ming gift cd, col.
Truly where SO much ha, been given
much NAV bee Justly required at our hands